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Education & Qualifications in Rest of Qld

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of over 8 percentage points separates the school completion rate in Rest of Qld from the national figure. While more people are finishing school and earning degrees than in 2016, the area still sits well below the state and national averages for education.

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Where Rest of Qld sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.1% —

All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Rest of Qld — higher than 59% of areas.

Rest of Qld17.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 50.7% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This rate has risen 4.8 percentage points since 2016.

Completed Year 12

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50.7% —

Higher than 69% of capital city areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Rest of Qld, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 26%.

Year 12 50.7% Year 10 23.9% Year 9 or below 9.3% Year 11 7.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 17.1%, a figure that rose 3.1 percentage points since 2016. This remains well below the national average of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.1%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.1% —

Higher than 59% of capital city areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Rest of Qld, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 34.1% Bachelor degree 20.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.0% Postgraduate degree 5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.0% Certificate I / II 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.2%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rest of Qld [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/3RQLD/rest-of-qld/topic/education